Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of the 80's - #70 - Travelling Wilburys, Vol. 1

Continuing the series on the Top 100 Albums of the 80's.  Or at least the ones I have....
Continuing to work backwards:

#70 - The Travelling Wilbury's - Volume 1

 

 

I like the comment by David Wild in Rolling Stone's review:  "This is the best record of its kind ever made, Then again," he added, "it's also the only record of its kind ever made."

 

The Travelling Wilbury's was not so much a "supergroup" as it was a group of muscians coming together for some fun, with an album resulting.  Oh yeah, and those musicians just happened to all be legends. 

• George Harrison  - 63 Top 40 hits (including w/ The Beatles), Member of R&RHOF both solo, and as a member of the Beatles.  12 albums in the Rolling Stone list of Top 500 Albums of all time.
• Bob Dylan - 12 Top 40 hits, Member R&RHOF.  11 albums in the Rolling Stone list of Top 500 Albums of all time.
• Tom Petty -  37 Top 40 Hits (With the Heartbreakers, and solo).  Member of the R&RHOF.  1 album in the Top 500
• Roy Orbison - 23 Top 40 hits, Member of R&R Hall Of Fame
• Jeff Lynn - 20 Top 40 hits (with Electric Light Orchestra). Producer, songwriter.....

There is no doubting the creditials of these folks.

But more important, is that Travelling Wilburys comes of as as a group of friends having fun.  There's nothing pretentious here.  There's never any feel that this would be on ongoing enterprise (although they id do a second album).  And while there's no iconic songs, the overall package really "clicks".


Recapping: 
#92 - Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
#85 - Neil Young - Freedom
#80 - Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega
#75 - Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual